Quartermaster Sergeant David H. Scofield, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on October 19, 1864 at Cedar Creek, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company K, 5th New York Cavalry. Scofield was 23 years old.
18 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on October 26, 1864. He later rose to the rank of Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant.
Scofield was born on December 10, 1840 in Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Scofield died on September 30, 1905 in Bath, New York, at the age of 64. He is buried at Slasson Cemetery in Darien, Connecticut.
Scofield is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 57 credited to Connecticut.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Capture of flag of 13th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Timeline
- December 10, 1840Born in Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York
- October 19, 1864Act of valor — Cedar Creek, VirginiaAge 23. Company K, 5th New York Cavalry
- October 26, 1864Medal of Honor presented
- September 30, 1905Died in Bath, New YorkAge 64.
- Resting placeSlasson CemeteryDarien, Connecticut
